Ellagitannins renewed the concept of tannins

Chemistry and Biology of Ellagitannins: An Underestimated Class of Bioactive Plant Polyphenols

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-54

  Okuda, Takuo ^a   Yoshida, Takashi ^b   Hatano, Tsutomu ^c   Ito, Hideyuki ^c  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MATSUYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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ELLAGITANNINS;

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DOI: 10.1142/9789812797414_0001     Document Type: Chapter

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